Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 12/3-12/9

Review: Kindle Oasis (2017) - The Perfect eBook reader

You can turn Netflix movies and shows into audiobooks

OnePlus 5T gets ‘Star Wars’ Limited Edition version in India

An immersive experience with Windows Mixed Reality

Review: Azio's Retro Classic Mechanical Keyboard

‘Star Wars’ star Mark Hamill creates tragic backstory for Luke Skywalker

Netflix confirms sixth season for ‘House of Cards’ sans Kevin Spacey

Large Fitbit OS update brings new apps and functionality to Fitbit Ionic

10 Accessories for iPhone X

Microsoft and Qualcomm aim to make good on 'Windows on ARM' with slew of 'Always Connected PCs'

Instagram will let you put your favorite stories in your profiles

Alexa-enabled Ultimate Ears BLAST and Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST speakers coming to Canada

Spotify compiles your top tunes of 2017

Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo speakers now available in Canada

Steam will not accept bitcoins as a payment method for now

Sources claim Disney and Fox are close to reaching a deal, might announce plans next week

Apple reveals App of the Year and Game of the Year as well as 2017 app charts

Leak shows off two almost bezel-less Sony Xperia phones

Netflix signs deal with ‘Stranger Things’ producer to develop exclusive content for the service

Microsoft's foldable phone concept shows hints of a computing future

Google rumoured to launch new YouTube Remix music streaming service as early as March 2018

Google revamps and moves Chrome Remote Desktop to the web

Google revamps and moves Chrome Remote Desktop to the web

With Google killing off its Chrome Web Store apps, it needed to use one of its more useful apps to the web. The Chrome Remote Desktop app is now accessible through your browser instead. On top of moving it online, the app gets a new look to come with it. It’s currently in beta and Google is asking for feedback so just keep them coming. Google plans to kill the Chrome app once this is fully up and running. Quick note: You will still need to have the Chrome Remote Desktop Host on your computer to get this to run.

Source: Android Authority

Android Oreo update for Samsung Galaxy Note8 Verizon version leaks online

For Galaxy Note8 users, the wait for the Android Oreo might not be that long. A leaked version of the Android Oreo over-the-air update for the Samsung flagship phablet shows up online, but it’s specifically for the Verizon version in the US (SM-M950U). It does suggest, though, that we might expect the official update to come out soon. It can’t be said what version of the update this is but according to GSMArena it doesn’t seem like the final build. It does run on Android 8.0.0 along with Samsung Experience 9.0. It’s supposedly working fine for some Reddit users but it, of course, comes with the usual word of caution when it comes to flashing a build found online and installed on your phone.

Google rumoured to launch new YouTube Remix music streaming service as early as March 2018

Google seems to be taking the fight to Spotify with plans to merge YouTube Red and Play Music. These plans have been divulged by the company back in July but we haven’t heard much about it. Now, it seems the new service, which has been internally called “Remix,” might be coming as early as March 2018. The service is described as “Spotify-like on-demand streaming and would incorporate elements from YouTube, such as video clips.” It makes sense for us to have these two services merged as a Play Music subscription already gives you access to ad-free YouTube content and Red originals, might as well put them in one less confusing service.

According to Bloomberg’s report, there is a possibility of Play Music taking a backseat to YouTube here, which will follow internal structuring where much of the Play Music team has been moved to work on YouTube-related projects. If it does launch by March, Google would need to get the music industry bigwigs to be on board. It has been reported that the record industry heads aren’t happy with the minimal revenue being generated by YouTube music videos. This move might appease them. Warner Music Group is reportedly on board already but Google is still negotiating with the likes of Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and independent labels.

Source: Android Authority